and then; and so; and; so then
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
Okinawan scale (hemitonic pentatonic scale: do, mi, fa, so, ti)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to tighten; to press hard
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
systematic; regular; routine
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
perception; sensation; awareness
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)